Chapter 77

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Chapter 77: Pure Sleeping, No Chatting

Among the dragon race, there’s a custom that if you dislike someone, you can issue a challenge request to them for an exhilarating battle.

The challenged party can choose to accept or refuse, with refusal automatically considered a defeat.

The loser of the challenge would have a lower status, and the winner could freely humiliate the loser.

However, killing the opponent is not allowed in these challenges.

The challenge emphasizes defeating the opponent thoroughly without causing serious injury, making them sincerely convinced.

Such a victory would gain more recognition from other dragons.

After all, although dragons are savage and combative, their population is already very small. If deaths from internal conflicts were to increase further, extinction wouldn’t be far off.

However, battle is the skill dragons are most proud of, and they couldn’t possibly abandon this custom.

So, the dragons learned etiquette from humans, with challenges being best when taken to the point of victory but no further.

After that, what’s more important is relying on intellect.

Accumulating prestige through challenge victories.

Then step by step using cunning to kick other brothers and sisters out of the race.

While they can’t openly kill their siblings, the Dragon King always turns a blind eye to schemes and plots against siblings.

Moreover, dragons who are both powerful, more cunning and devious are better suited to bear the burden of being the Dragon King.

“There’s nothing unfair about it. Some things are destined from the moment you’re born, no matter how much you struggle, this is as far as you can reach.”

“Why… you were so adamant about not taking a Consort before, why did you suddenly announce this?”

“Life is unpredictable. However, even if I don’t take a Consort, there are ways to create my offsprings. It won’t be your turn, you inferior crossbreed.”

Iris reached out her hand and gently wiped the tears on Chloris’s cheeks.

“Get up. From now on, don’t push yourself too hard.”

After all these years, you must be tired of eating sweet potatoes, right?

What Chloris didn’t know was that Iris had already mastered a method for same-sex reproduction. It was really a pity that Chloris had married so many male dragons into her Harem.

She pulled Chloris up.

Patted the dust off Chloris’s clothes.

“Be more obedient in the future. Naya and Illya are indeed my weaknesses, but even my weaknesses aren’t something you can easily overcome.”

Chloris had witnessed the entire process of the plot against Illya, including the battle between Illya and Leo.

Even the Hero’s advanced magic could only scratch Illya.

Seeing this situation, Chloris pretty much understood what Illya was made of.

“Clean up this place before you go back. If I come here in the afternoon and still see books scattered all over the floor, I won’t be so lenient, my dear sister.”

She contemptuously lifted Chloris’s chin.

Iris turned and left the office.

She had given Chloris chances before, but she didn’t cherish them.

Since Chloris felt that being kind to her was humiliating, then let her have her fill of humiliation.

Iris no longer expected familial affection from these siblings. Now, she had her own family.

She had her own wife, her own daughter.

Her home had the warmth she had always dreamed of.

Feeling light-hearted, she returned to the Heavenly Dragon Palace.

Since Iris had arranged for Veltia to do other things today, she could leave work early and go home to see her wife.

She came to the dining hall.

Illya was sitting at the dining table reading a book, with two maids standing guard beside her, but Naya was nowhere to be seen.

“Mother, you’re back?”

“Mm-hmm. Has your Mama gone to cook?”

“Yes.”

Iris walked closer to Illya, briefly glancing at the book Illya was reading—it was a battle-themed Manga.

“Are you reading human Manga?”

Ever since Illya suffered an loss in the battle yesterday, she had asked the maids to bring her some human battle Manga to read.

“Yes. Mama once said that knowing yourself and your enemy leads to victory in every battle. I want to see how humans fight, so I won’t lose to them in future battles.”

“That’s fine too. It never hurts to learn more.”

Iris patted Illya’s head.

Illya looked up at Iris.

“Mother, you’re so amazing. What was that move you used? How did Parnis fall?”

“It’s a secret ~ When Illya grows up, I’ll teach it to you.”

“Really?!”

“Of course. I can’t tell Illya now, things can’t be rushed. Illya should start learning from the most basic combat, and later when you reach that level, you’ll naturally comprehend some new things.”

Illya’s pink eyes sparkled with admiration.

“Mother, I used to think that being the Dragon King’s daughter made me invincible, but after fighting with the Hero, I realized I’m still too weak.”

Iris sat down beside Illya.

“In a week, we’ll leave this place and go on an adventure. There will be plenty of opportunities for Illya to practice then.”

“Yay! Going on a big adventure!”

Illya swung her legs.

She was looking forward to her future life more and more.

“But if you encounter a situation like yesterday’s again, don’t just hide behind Mama, okay? Illya needs to grow little by little, then stand in front of Mama to protect her.”

“Okay! I’ll definitely work hard!”

After chatting casually with Illya for about half an hour, Naya finally returned from the kitchen.

The family of three had lunch together.

After Naya put Illya to sleep for her afternoon nap, she returned to her own room.

Iris hadn’t gone to work yet, sitting on their large double bed. The warm afternoon sunlight poured in, coating Iris in a layer of golden light, her eyes carrying a faint smile.

“Still smiling! Still smiling!”

When they’re alone together, Naya started to act spoiled again.

She walked to Iris’s side, and Iris’s raised her hand to embrace Naya’s waist, letting Naya sit on her lap.

“How can I not smile when I see my wife?”

“Let go of me!”

Naya pushed against Iris’s shoulders.

Of course, she was just pretending and didn’t use any force.

“What’s wrong? What are you angry about now?”

Iris blinked, looking innocent.

“It’s about this morning’s incident. How could you accept that challenge request on Illya’s behalf? What if Illya got hurt? Illya has never been in a real battle before, even when playing with Flanna, it’s just horsing around, and Flanna always goes easy on her. But Parnis is different, to save face, he would definitely give it his all!”

“But Illya didn’t get hurt, did she?”

“That’s exactly what I’m angry about! You didn’t tell me about this in advance! You already guessed that Parnis would challenge Illya, didn’t you? Why didn’t you tell me beforehand?”

This was what Naya was angry about.

She knew Iris was very strong and wouldn’t let Illya get hurt.

But as a mother, she always imagined the worst-case scenarios.

“I’m sorry. I did guess that Parnis would challenge Illya, and I didn’t tell you just because I wanted to show off a little in front of you, to make you praise me more. I didn’t expect you to be so angry.”

So it was indeed Iris secretly helping Illya?

“So how exactly did you help Illya defeat Parnis?”

Naya’s anger subsided.

She leaned against Iris’s arm, sitting sideways on Iris’s lap.

Iris smiled slightly.

“Well, how do you think I caught Leo?”

Naya recalled the scene at that time, Iris had appeared there out of thin air, without any warning, and subdued Leo in the blink of an eye.

“You can teleport?”

“Something like that.”

Naya wrapped her arms around Iris’s neck, her eyes rolled a bit, and then rippled with a smile.

She had already guessed it.

“Then, I’ll praise you more. Iris, you really are the strongest in the world!”

“Call me Your Majesty.”

“Why are you acting like a child? Where does this strange vanity come from?”

“Can’t you just indulge me a little?”

“Alright… Your Majesty, you truly are the strongest being in this world. I, your humble servant, am truly blessed beyond measure to be your Queen Consort.”

She pretended to nestle against Iris’s neck, imitating the coquettish manner of ancient Chinese imperial Consorts to please Iris.

Although it was quite embarrassing.

But Iris still found it very satisfying.

Nothing could make her happier than Naya’s approval.

Iris laid Naya down on the bed, supporting herself with both hands on either side of Naya’s ears.

“Wh-what are you trying to do now?”

“I don’t really feel like going to work today.”

Iris gazed at Naya’s blushing cheeks, her red lips ripe and alluring, holy silver hair scattered across her forehead, clear eyes staring straight at Iris, giving her a thrilling sense of defiling an angel.

“How come your mind is always full of these things?”

Feeling her tail being entangled by the one below, Naya pushed Iris’s face away.

The lingering sensations from last night were still echoing in her body, and now it was only noon and she wanted to do it again.

Would they have to do it again tonight too?

Sooner or later, this field of hers would be plowed beyond repair!

She didn’t know where this person got such vigorous interest from, given that her fingers couldn’t even feel pleasure.

“Then just nap with me for a while.”

Iris hadn’t said she wanted to do that kind of thing.

It was Naya who naturally thought in that direction.

She just didn’t have much official business to handle today, so she wanted to be clingy with Naya for a while longer.

“Just sleeping?”

Naya couldn’t quite believe that this lustful dragon would be willing to just sleep with her.

“Mm-hmm, just napping.”

Iris rolled over and lay down, face to face with Naya at close range, their noses just a hair’s breadth apart.

Every pore on Naya’s face was clearly visible.

Her purple eyes shone like luminous gems.

The softness in her arms rose and fell slightly, warm breath moistening Ilys’s face, carrying a faint milky scent that was refreshing.

Gradually, Naya closed her eyes.

Iris naturally leaned in for a kiss.

Naya opened her eyes and pushed Iris away.

“What are you doing! Didn’t you say we were going to sleep?”

“Naya, you’re so unromantic.”

“Hmph!”

She turned over, her back to Iris.

You might not get tired, but my waist is sore!

Naya knew very well what would happen if she really indulged Iris’s kiss.

Moreover, she didn’t want Iris to be so obsessed with her beauty every day that she neglected state affairs. After resting for about half an hour, Iris should go to work.

——————

Two hours earlier.

In a dungeon near the palace.

After hearing Veltia’s words, the imprisoned Black Dragon Hero said in shock.

“What? You’re letting me go?”

“Yes.”

Veltia unlocked the chains on Zelan’s body, then ordered the jailer to push a cart with lunch in front of Zelan.

“After you finish this last lunch, leave this place.”

“This isn’t poisoned, is it?”

“If I wanted you dead by the third watch, would I keep you until the fifth?”

Zelan looked at the feast on the small cart.

Then he uncertainly glanced at Veltia.

The purple-haired dragon girl now had an expressionless face, her cold purple eyes showing neither joy nor sorrow.

Zelan grabbed a pork leg.

He asked the System in his mind.

[System, help me analyze if there’s any poison.]

[No poison, completely normal.]

[What’s going on today? Did the sun rise from the west?]

“I just want you to go back and see if the humans you insist on protecting still accept you. If you find that humans are not as worthy of your protection as you imagined, you can come back here and truly contribute to the dragon race.”

“I told you, I protect humans not for their approval. Even if my body is that of a dragon, I will still hold firm to my human Hero’s heart.”

“I’m tired of hearing that. Finish this meal and get on your way quickly.”

“Aren’t you afraid that when I come back, I’ll be stronger and turn this place upside down?”

After adapting these days, Zelan found that a dragon’s body was much stronger than a human’s, he just didn’t know how to use it yet.

Super strong self-healing ability, a physique that could withstand tremendous punishment, excellent magic circuits that allowed him to cast more powerful spells.

Except for being somewhat ugly, he thought the dragon body was pretty great.

Veltia raised the corner of her mouth.

“Seeing you still so stupid, I feel relieved.”

Still thinking about coming back for revenge.

“You!”

“Hurry up and eat, I don’t have that much time to wait for you.”

Zelan thought for a moment.

Either way, he was dead, so he might as well eat his fill before setting out.

A full stomach would give him more strength to escape.

So he wolfed down the food Veltia had brought.

He even felt it wasn’t enough.

A dragon’s body could eat so much.

This must be the price of being powerful.

Come to think of it, Iris hadn’t really cut off his manhood, she was just scaring him.

From becoming a dragon until now, Zelan had hardly suffered much abuse.

Except for being taken to the laboratory for blood draws and dissection, but that was all done while he was unconscious.

Zelan wiped the corners of his mouth, still unsatisfied.

Veltia said to him.

“Get out of here, go back to your beloved human homeland.”

She drove Zelan out of the dungeon. Zelan looked at the sky outside, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

He didn’t know why he couldn’t contact Leo anymore, but now, he was just released like this.

He looked back at Veltia.

“I will definitely come back for revenge.”

“You’re welcome anytime.”

“Goodbye, Veltia.”

This cold female dragon gave quite a good impression.

It’s just a pity she’s a dragon.

Zelan transformed into his dragon form and flew towards the sky, without encountering any obstruction.

Veltia hadn’t lied to him!

He could really escape freely!

Zelan increased his flying speed, he had to fly far away quickly to avoid Veltia changing her mind.

Finally, he reached the other side of the sea.

However, just as he crossed the coastline, Zelan was hit by several magic spells.

Because he wasn’t very skilled at flying, Zelan’s body tilted, losing control of his direction, and crashed directly into the forest.

“Quick, quick, catch him!”

When Zelan got up again, he saw five people rushing towards him.

And Zelan recognized every one of them.

His eyes flashed with excitement, and he immediately transformed into human form, raising both hands to show his attitude.

“Brothers, it’s me! Zelan!”

“Wh-what? You’re Zelan?!”

Those five humans, upon seeing Zelan in human form, were all thunderstruck.